Queen Elizabeth II Dead: The Long-Reigning Monarch Of The UK Dies At 96

This is heartbreaking news. Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand has died astatine property 96. The historical and record-breaking 70-year reign came to an extremity connected September 8. The quality was confirmed by the Royal Family’s societal media astatine 6:30 p.m. section time. “The Queen died peacefully astatine Belmoral this afternoon,” the connection read. “The King and the Queen Consort volition stay astatine Balmoral this evening and volition instrumentality to London tomorrow.”

Queen Elizabeth’s decease comes aft Buckingham Palace released a connection revealing that her “doctors [were] acrophobic for Her Majesty’s health” connected the greeting of Sept. 8. She received further aesculapian attraction astatine Balmoral Castle successful Scotland, until her passing. Her household members rushed to beryllium by her side successful the hours earlier she passed, with Prince William and Prince Harry amongst those successful attendance.

In June 2022, the Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee. Many members of the royal household came to observe her 70th day arsenic a British Monarch. Despite galore festivities being planned, it was revealed that she would beryllium skipping a Friday religion service, due to the fact that she wasn’t feeling well. “The Queen greatly enjoyed today’s Birthday Parade and Flypast but did acquisition immoderate discomfort,” a spokesperson said connected Thursday, June 2. “Taking into relationship the travel and enactment required to enactment successful tomorrow’s National Service of Thanksgiving astatine St. Paul’s Cathedral, Her Majesty with large reluctance has concluded that she volition not attend.”

Queen Elizabeth celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. (Tim Rooke/Shutterstock)

While the monarch has been successful bully wellness over the years, she was admitted to infirmary successful Oct. 2021 — but discharged successful “good spirits,” reported the New York Times. She also tested affirmative for COVID-19 successful February 2022,  but lone experienced “mild symptoms” arsenic she continued to work.

Elizabeth was calved Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary connected April 21, 1926. Her begetter Prince Albert, aboriginal King George VI was the Duke of York and 2nd successful enactment to the throne down his older member Prince Edward, aboriginal King Edward VIII. After the decease of King George V, King Edward ascended to the throne but abdicated successful 1 the biggest royal scandals of each time. King Edward wished to wed divorcée Wallis Simpson, which is forbidden truthful King Edward relinquished his title. Elizabeth’s begetter became King George VI and made Elizabeth adjacent successful line.

During World War II, Elizabeth worked arsenic a operator and mechanic successful the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In the meantime, Elizabeth had begun a romance with Philip Mountbatten, who had ties to the royal families of Denmark and Greece. The mates became engaged and joined connected November 20, 1947. Elizabeth soon had 2 children Prince Charles successful 1948 and Princess Anne successful 1950.

Queen Elizabeth. (Jacob King/WPA Pool/Shutterstock)

Her Majesty was predeceased by her husband of 73 years successful April 2021. The Duke was 99 astatine the clip of his passing, respective weeks aft helium was admitted to the infirmary for bosom surgery. His funeral service was held aboriginal that period astatine St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

King George VI died connected February 6, 1962 portion Elizabeth and Prince Phillip were successful Kenya astatine the clip of the King’s death. Elizabeth instantly became ruling monarch. She was coronated connected June 2, 1953.

The monarchy was not without its’ scandals though. Following Prince Charles’ matrimony to Lady Diana Spencer successful 1981, the mates divorced 9 years later. Another of the Queen’s children Prince Andrew besides divorced his woman Sarah Ferguson aft a cheating ungraded erupted successful the press. The Queen past had to upwind the tempest of Princess Diana’s decease successful a car clang successful Paris.

The caller millennium brought respective blessed occasions for the monarch including the wedding of her grandson Prince William to Catherine Middleton, who became the Duchess of Cambridge. Soon after, the Duke and Duchess welcomed the arrival of their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee successful 2012, which marked 60 years connected the throne.

Prince Charles succeeds his parent arsenic the monarch and Prince William volition presume his father’s rubric arsenic Prince of Wales. Queen Elizabeth II lived an unthinkable beingness and we volition support you updated arsenic this develops.